December 05 issue of Flight School Business
| VOL. 13-ISSUE 25-December 5, 2023 |
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TRAINING TRENDS
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| Increase in flight activity mitigates increases in accidents, report finds |
| The number of general aviation accidents rose in 2021; however, the accident rate percentage trended down over the same period, thanks to an increasing number of flight hours flown. Those are some of the major findings in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Richard G. McSpadden Report. The Richard G. McSpadden Report was formerly known as the Joseph T. Nall Report and was renamed in memory of ASI's McSpadden, who died October 1. READ MORE › |
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NEWS
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| FAA expanding weather camera coverage |
| The FAA announced it will expand its network of weather cameras to reach a bigger part of the continental United States, with 160 new weather camera sites in 39 states planned over the next seven years. The cameras were pioneered in Alaska 25 years ago so that pilots could track the rapidly changing weather conditions in near-real time and make critical go/go-no decisions.
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| Signals of strength, stress in aircraft market |
| All segments of general aviation aircraft sales showed gains in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. In particular, strong performance by European airframers in the piston segment drove an 11.9-percent increase in piston airplane sales worldwide. Turbine deliveries held steady despite a dip for the market leader.
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| FAA grants AOPA request for more time to comment on Piper rudder AD |
| The FAA has extended until February 20, 2024, the public comment deadline on a proposed airworthiness directive that would affect nearly 31,000 Piper aircraft. The proposed AD requires replacement of rudder posts made from a certain carbon steel alloy. Replacement of the carbon steel rudder posts was expected to cost $3,000 per aircraft. AOPA and others had sought more time to prepare a detailed response to the rulemaking proposal, citing the cost and complexity among other concerns.
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| Hartzell Engine Tech expands its portfolio |
| Hartzell Engine Tech recently acquired the assets of Kelly Aero and plans to rebrand them as PowerUp Ignition Systems. Hartzell Aviation, probably best known for its propellers, along with its subsidiaries, was recently bought by the private equity firm Arcline Investment Management. The portfolio includes Janitrol Aero, Fuelcraft, Plane-Power, Sky-Tec, and AeroForce Turbocharger Systems.
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POLL
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| Results |
| In the November 21, 2023, issue, we wanted to know your flight school's plans for 2024. Here are the results.
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MARKETING
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| 'Rusty Pilot' success for a Utah flight school |
| How to reach out to customers when most of them live in another part of the state? Hold a Rusty Pilots seminar, as Pilot Makers Advanced Flight Academy did. Ed Helmick explains how the seminar was a success for the Heber City, Utah, flight school. READ MORE > |
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QUICK TIP
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| How can flight schools attract and retain employees? Phillipe Santiago of Aviator Zone Academy in Florida says first you have to recognize that you only have them for 1,500 hours. Find the right people who will fit in well with your flight school's culture, pay them well, and as that 1,500-hour mark approaches, plan ahead, and get a new flight instructor on board early so that the senior CFI can mentor him or her. View the video from AOPA's You Can Fly here. |
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SAFETY
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| 'Ask ATC' series helps pilots with controller communications |
| Do your customers struggle with talking to ATC? The AOPA Air Safety Institute's "Ask ATC" series tackles how to call up a busy controller, how to get a fast-talking controller to slow down, and several other topics in bite-size videos that any nervous pilot will appreciate. View the videos here. |
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